The book was great and so is the movie. One of the better pure adaptations I've seen. It's surprising that Timothy Hutton didn't go on to do more A-list work.
This review of Ordinary People (1980) was written by Peter P on 07 Sep 2011.
Ordinary People has generally received very positive reviews.
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